chồm
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Definition
- Verb:
- To prance, to spring, to lunge: Describes a sudden, forceful, and often upward or forward movement of the entire body. It is commonly used for animals (like a horse rearing) or for a person or vehicle making a sudden, energetic motion.
- To emerge suddenly (figurative): Used to describe a strong feeling, instinct, or characteristic that arises abruptly and powerfully within a person.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Ngựa cất vó chồm lên. (The horse raised its hooves and pranced.)
- Ô tô chồm qua ổ gà. (The car sprang over the pothole.)
- Đang nằm, hoảng hốt chồm dậy. (He was lying down when he sprang up in bewilderment.)
- Thú tính trong người nó chồm dậy. (The bestiality in him emerged.)
Advanced Usage
- "chồm lên": to rear up, to lunge forward.
- Con chó chồm lên đón chủ. (The dog lunged forward to greet its owner.)
- "chồm tới": to lunge at, to spring towards.
- Cầu thủ chồm tới đánh đầu. (The player lunged forward to head the ball.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chồm hổm (v): to squat.
- Các bác nông dân chồm hổm nghỉ trưa. (The farmers squatted down for a midday break.)
- Note: While "chồm hổm" contains the root "chồm," its primary meaning is distinct, referring to a squatting posture.
Synonyms
- Prance: (for animals) to spring from the hind legs.
- Spring: to move suddenly and rapidly.
- Lunge: to make a sudden forward movement.
- Emerge: (figurative) to come forth.
Related Idioms
- Chồm chồm chồm chồm: (reduplicative) describing an impatient, eager, or restless state, ready to spring into action.
- Bọn trẻ chồm chồm chồm chồm chờ đến lượt. (The children were fidgeting and jumping with impatience, waiting for their turn.)
verb
- To prance, to spring
- ngựa cất vó chồm lênthe horse raised its hooves and pranced
- ô tô chồm qua ổ gàthe car sprang over the pot-hole
- đang nằm hoảng hốt chồm dậyhe was lying when he sprang up in bewilderment
- To emerge
- thú tính trong người nó chồm dậybestiality in him emerged